ATP Tokyo: Novak Djokovic are missing a few kilograms
Novak Djokovic competes for the first time in the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Tokyo. Before entering the sporting competitions, the industry leader got to know the country and its people.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Sep 30, 2019, 04:03 pm
When it comes to sporting heavyweights, nobody in the tennis circus weighs more on the scales than Novak Djokovic. The Serb won two Grand Slam tournaments this year, a shoulder injury in New York City stopped Djokovic on the way to a possible third. This injury has now healed to the point that Nole can pick up the racket again, for the first time in his career at the ATP Tour 500 tournament in Tokyo.
In duplicate: Djokovic joins Australian qualifier Alexey Popyrin in the singles competition on Tuesday; in doubles, the man from Belgrade tried Filip Krajinovic on Monday. And defeated Bruno Soares and Mate Pavic bravely, but in the end the pair skating specialists went from the court after a 6: 2, 4: 6 and 10: 4 victory.
Djokovic impressed by the agility
However, Novak Djokovic used the weekend to devote himself to a sport that he has had his eye on for a long time: sumo wrestling. The world number one visited a facility where people wrestle - and was impressed. "I've never had such an experience," said Djokovic. “I told my father on the phone yesterday that I would have a chance to meet Sumo Ringer. We remembered that we watched Akebono Taro on TV many years ago and kept our fingers crossed for him. ”
Djokovic even got into the ring himself and tried informally on a few wrestlers. “I didn't feel that I was in great shape for sumo wrestling. But with a few more kilograms, I think I could get involved, ”joked Djokovic. "I would probably need three times my body weight to really be able to fight."
Novak Djokovic was not only impressed by the sheer power. "I would not have thought that they were so agile when you consider that this is a heavyweight sport." But you would see that wrestlers attach great importance to flexibility. This is the only way she could move so quickly in the ring.